Django - render HTML template straight from urls.py

Question

I have a Django app (I'm fairly new so I'm doing my best to learn the ins and outs), where I would like to have a url endpoint simply redirect to a static html file in another folder (app).

My project file hierarchy looks like:

docs/
 - html/
    - index.html
myapp/
 - urls.py

My urls.py looks like:

from django.conf.urls import patterns, include, url
from django.views.generic import RedirectView

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    url(r'^docs/$', RedirectView.as_view(url='/docs/html/index.html')),
)

However, when I navigate to http://localhost:8000/docs I see the browser redirect to http://localhost:8000/docs/html/index.html, but the page is not accessible.

Is there any reason that the /docs/html/index.html would not be avalable to the myApp application in a redirect like this?

An pointers would be greatly appreciated.

I've never tried this with Django, but it seems to me you wouldn't need any normal kit to make a "static" page. Just create a view that responds with a template that doesn't have any context to process. — Two-Bit Alchemist
– Two-Bit Alchemist, Commented Aug 12, 2014 at 15:58

Abdul Aziz Barkat · Accepted Answer · 2024-02-09 13:31:20Z

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NOTE: direct_to_template has been deprecated since Django 1.5. Use TemplateView.as_view instead.

I think what you want is a Template View, not a RedirectView. You could do it with something like:

urls.py

from django.conf.urls import patterns, include, url
from django.views.generic.simple import direct_to_template

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    (r'^docs/$', direct_to_template, {
        'template': 'index.html'
    }),
)

Just ensure the path to index.html is in the TEMPLATE_DIRS setting, or just place it in the templates folder of your app (This answer might help).

edited Feb 9, 2024 at 13:31

Abdul Aziz Barkat

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answered Aug 12, 2014 at 17:21

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2 Comments

C_B Over a year ago

dead link for template view.

Flimm Over a year ago

This interprets index.html as a Django template, not as a static HTML file.

dm03514 · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-12 15:59:04Z

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I'm pretty sure Django is looking for a URL route that matches /docs/html/index.html, it does not know to serve a static file, when it can't find the route it is showing an error

answered Aug 12, 2014 at 15:59

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Brett Over a year ago

That would make sense. Any way to tell it that it is a static file that you know of?

dm03514 Over a year ago

STATIFILES_DIR will let you setup the directory

petkostas Over a year ago

You could also use a TemplateView for the specific url, many different ways available...

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